*FREE* Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute for High School Students

 
From: "Sharon Rawlins srawlins@njstatelib.org [NJYAC]" ...@njstatelib.org>
Subject: *FREE* Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute for High School Students
Date: October 2nd 2023

FYI,

 

If you are hosting any Banned Books Week programs for teens, please share! Download flier here. Please note we will continue to accept applications after the deadline.

 

Applications Now Open: Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute

Thursdays, October 19 – November 9, 2023 / 7–9 pm ET

Virtual Program

 

This fall, PEN America and Brooklyn Public Library are teaming up to co-host the return of the Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute! In this *FREE*, online, four-week certification program for high school students, participants will:

  • Get to know the First Amendment, students' rights, and the history of book bans in America
  • Evaluate advocacy tactics against book bans in classrooms, school libraries, and public libraries
  • Learn how to navigate school and library board meeting rules and formats
  • Explore different community engagement strategies like protests and canvassing as advocacy tools against book bans
  • Meet other young advocates fighting book bans nationwide

Featuring special guest speakers:

  • Alex Gino
  • George M. Johnson
  • Rainesford Stauffer
  • Christina Ellis
  • Edha Gupta
  • Zander Morris

Karen Keys (she/her) | Coordinator, Young Adult Services
Brooklyn Public Library

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New Jersey State Library

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